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Featured Creativity

We have some beautiful collections in the shop! It’s always fun to see the fabric used to create something useful, pretty, creative, exciting, stunning…

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Red Letter Day Quilt by Cherri, Cherry House Quilts

Cherri created this quilt with Red Letter Day fabric for Fons and Porter magazine. Cherri has a special appreciation for the Red Letter Day collection because her daughter designed the fabric!

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Sewing Machine Cover by Stephanie, Creative Reveries

Stephanie used Wonderland by MoMo to create her sewing machine cozy. Now she can look at the fabric she loves all the time! Stephanie writes about how she made the cover on her Creative Reveries blog.

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Baby Blocks by Lesley, smidgebox

Lesley used a variety of fabrics to create these “girlie but not pink” commissioned cloth blocks. The blocks feature fabric from the Mendocino and Bijoux collections (plus more!).

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Jean, S. Oscar

Jean used My Folklore from Lecien and the Sew Liberated Emmeline Apron pattern for this beautiful gift.

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Fabric Basket by Jen, Jennadesigns

Jen used a great selection of fabrics in her basket, including fabrics from Amy Butler, Valori Wells and the Alexander Henry designers. Jen used a tutorial for the basket (details via Flickr).

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Spring Ruffle Dress by CeCe, CeCe H.

CeCe used Good Folks and Midwest Modern for this lovely Spring Ruffle Dress adaptation of the Spring Ruffle Top tutorial.

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Dance with Me Clutch by Staci, Staci’s Notebook

Staci loves working with purse frames! She used Dance with Me from Jennifer Paganelli for this clutch.

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French Hatbox Quilt by Jamie, Sweet Baby Jamie

Jamie used French Hatbox from Tanya Whelan for her quilt; the quilt is for sale in her Sweet Baby Jamie shop.

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Secret Garden Carryall Bag by Jenny, JiJi’s Creative Designs

Jenny enjoys these florals from Alexander Henry so much she uses them for a number of other bag designs (see her fantastic hobo & the mini purse), all for sale in her JiJi’s Creative Designs shop.

This entry was posted on Monday, July 6th, 2009 at 8:28 am and is filed under Etc.... You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

57 Responses to “Featured Creativity”

  1. lesley responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 8:52 am →

    what a wonderful selection of goodies, i’m so flattered to have my blocks included here! love that red letter day quilt, it’s one of my current fave collections that i have yet to get my hands on ;) thanks for the inclusion!

  2. Ananda responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 9:01 am →

    I am in love with that apron. All the fabrics are so georgous!

  3. jenny kim responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 9:15 am →

    thank you for featuring my tote! i love all the creations!

  4. Lorrie responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 9:23 am →

    what wonderful projects – and they showcase the fabrics so beautifully. Time to get sewing!

  5. Heather responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 9:26 am →

    Wow- all of these are great but I LOVE the apron! :)

  6. Grace responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 9:54 am →

    I love the Ginseng fabric-covered chair in the bottom photo! Beautiful.

  7. Live a Colorful Life responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 10:20 am →

    Thanks for all this inspiration! I loved them all, but if I HAD to pick just one favorite, it would be the spring ruffle dress. I’m definitely going to check that out.

  8. Christina responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 10:22 am →

    I love the clutch! The sewing machine cover is great too. I really need to get around to making one of those for myself!

  9. sandy responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 10:22 am →

    Too cute.

  10. MegVS responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 10:31 am →

    I LOVE that bag on the front. That has been a favorite of mine in Flickr. So pretty and spring! Love your apron too, Jean!

  11. Amber responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 10:37 am →

    What pretty fabrics and creations! I love seeing how people use fabrics in different projects!

  12. alisha responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 10:44 am →

    Love the spring ruffle dress!

  13. Christine Bolin responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 11:03 am →

    Smidebox has such a nice website. I love the fabric blocks. A niece of mine is expecting on December 25, and I would like to try the fabric blocksl Thanks for the info.

  14. Trudy Callan responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 11:25 am →

    I love the apron.

    http://www.sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.com

  15. Cherri House responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 11:30 am →

    Thanks for including my quilt, and Lizzy’s fabulous fabric!

  16. Missy responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 11:41 am →

    Sigh….all the beautiful fabrics…Very inspiring, if I could only sew some cash. =)

  17. Carrie P. responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 11:46 am →

    All great projects. Love the apron.

  18. Lisa responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 1:03 pm →

    What beautiful projects!

  19. Jennifer responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 1:04 pm →

    Thank you for including my basket! I love all the projects shown, but I think I’m definitely going to make a sewing machine cover! Since mine has a permanent place on the kitchen table, it might be nice to dress it as nicely as this one!

  20. Jane responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 1:04 pm →

    Oh man everything is sooo gorgeous. Congratulations to the creators.

  21. Staci responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 1:58 pm →

    Thank you for featuring my clutch. I am in love with the sewing machine cover and may need to make one for myself next weekend. :)

  22. Monica responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 3:28 pm →

    I love all of these, but i can’t wait to try to make some baby blocks and an apron like that. They are so cute!!

  23. Helena responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 6:36 pm →

    Wow, everything is so beautiful, love the fabric colors.

  24. Andi responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 6:42 pm →

    I was excited to see the spring ruffle dress – I have also been thinking of adapting that tutorial to make a dress! All of these projects are just beautiful!

  25. Collette responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 7:07 pm →

    They’re all so beautiful. Thanks for showcasing them.

  26. Kelli responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 7:10 pm →

    Love the dress, love the quilt, the bag, the apron…I could go on and on. Y’all are my first stop for inspiration always! Thanks!

  27. Mary Anna responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 8:04 pm →

    How fantastic! I’ve been sewing for my boys the past few days, so these splashes of color are wonderful!

  28. BJ responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 9:23 pm →

    Thank you for your blog, i am fairly new to the idea of sewing and your creative fabrics and tutorial/patterns are a true inspiration for me and keep me excited about the hobby. I love the spring dress too cute :)

  29. Lauranie responds:
    Posted: July 6th, 2009 at 9:48 pm →

    All are such pretty things! What inspiration! I love the Carryall Bag!

  30. Cheryl responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 12:58 am →

    You hit it “Out of the Park” as usual. Everything is so tasteful and pretty, but gotta absolutely love that apron and the fabrics used to make it. It definitely has the “WOW” factor and I was thinking it would make a darling apron too. I feel so blessed by the creativity of your blog. Thank you so much.

    Cheryl

  31. Knittindiva responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 1:49 am →

    What yummy fabrics! I especially love the handbag. Eye catching!

  32. Unity responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 6:22 am →

    Beautiful creations! Very nice! :)

  33. Erica responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 6:51 am →

    These are all so beautiful and such and inspiration.

  34. Julie responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 7:21 am →

    Oh I just LOVE several of those fabrics!!! Thanks for introducing me to them!

  35. Lauren responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 8:55 am →

    Love, Love CeCe’s ruffle top dress, those fabrics are a great combo!

  36. Margie responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 9:51 am →

    Such fablous projects! I’m in love with the quilt & the bag but its all so pretty! I do love the apron & the sewing machine cover. I love all the wonderful inspiration & fantastic ideas!!

  37. Kristin responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 10:16 am →

    I showed my husband the spring dress last night and he agreed that had to be my next project!

  38. Rochelle responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 12:26 pm →

    The craftsmanship on the Secret Garden Carryall Bag is beautiful!

  39. London Mummy responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 2:07 pm →

    I love the Red Letter Day fabrics and have been trying to get hold of some for a little while but it seems to keep selling out – not surprising really when it is so lovely! Seeing Cherri’s quilt just makes me long for some even more.

    All the project featured here are fabulous but I particularly love Cherri’s quilt, Smidgebox’s blocks and CeCe’s dress.

  40. leilaandben responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 2:07 pm →

    Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

  41. Cheryl responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 4:53 pm →

    What wonderful fabrics used on all of these wonderful projects! Such creativity! I’m inspired!

  42. Wagonwife responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 5:02 pm →

    I love the dress and the apron especially for me,but they are all inspirational.
    Thanks for sharing these.
    Debra

  43. Stephanie responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 5:19 pm →

    Love those florals. I’m totally in love with Alexander Henry too.

  44. Rebecca responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 5:20 pm →

    Love the spring ruffle dress! Great inspiration!

  45. ellen responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 6:09 pm →

    I LOVE the french hatbox quilt!!! Gorgeous fabrics.

  46. Lynne in NC responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 6:53 pm →

    Wow~ what eye-popping colors. Love all the designs.

  47. Leslie responds:
    Posted: July 7th, 2009 at 7:56 pm →

    Gorgeous fabrics, I love the apron and the baby quilt. Thanks for the inspiration!

  48. craftytammie responds:
    Posted: July 8th, 2009 at 7:08 am →

    Beautiful projects! Love the idea of making a dress out of the ruffle top.

  49. Jean responds:
    Posted: July 8th, 2009 at 8:12 am →

    Thank you for including my apron :) All of these projects are SO beautiful! I can’t wait to get started on some new projects inspired by them!

  50. Bethany responds:
    Posted: July 8th, 2009 at 9:30 am →

    Awesome projects! I love the red/orange/yellow/brown combo in the fabric basket!

  51. Kristi Van Os responds:
    Posted: July 8th, 2009 at 10:05 am →

    I love all the pattern designs and the fabric choices are very eye catching.

  52. amy responds:
    Posted: July 8th, 2009 at 11:12 am →

    Great creations!

  53. Heather responds:
    Posted: July 9th, 2009 at 6:52 am →

    Oh my, that last bag material by Alexander Henry looks like sheets my mother had when I was a child. I loved them. What fun to have some of that to send me back home.

  54. Melna responds:
    Posted: July 9th, 2009 at 6:20 pm →

    So beautiful fabrics, so beautiful creations!!!! love everything!

  55. Mary on Lake Pulaski responds:
    Posted: July 9th, 2009 at 7:19 pm →

    Great examples of extremely creative people’s work.

  56. Stacey N responds:
    Posted: July 11th, 2009 at 7:58 pm →

    The carry all is great!

  57. Jane responds:
    Posted: July 15th, 2009 at 11:30 am →

    Wow! Beautiful and super creative.

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